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Using Your ACT and SAT Data

Using Your ACT and SAT Data. Frenship High School Kim Spicer, Principal Bonnie Thompson, College Readiness Coordinator. What is College Readiness?.

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Using Your ACT and SAT Data

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  1. Using Your ACT and SAT Data Frenship High School Kim Spicer, Principal Bonnie Thompson, College Readiness Coordinator

  2. What is College Readiness? • The Level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll and succeed – without remediation – in a credit-bearing general education course at a postsecondary institution. (Conley 2007)

  3. How do we assess college readiness? SAT EXPLORE* 8th Grade Assessment PLAN* 10th Grade Assessment ACT* 11th & 12th Grade Assessment Redi Step 8th Grade Assessment PSAT* 10th & 11th Grade Assessment SAT* 11th & 12th Grade Assessment TSI Assessment* College Placement ACT *Assessments FISD currently uses

  4. ACT Assessments

  5. 3 Assessments – One Common Score Scale

  6. EXPLORE / PLAN • FISD Tests ALL 8th / 10th Grade Students • Testing occurs in the Fall Semester • Overview is given before and after the test • Teacher Meeting

  7. EXPLORE / PLAN – What’s on the score report? • Predicted PLAN / ACT Score • College Readiness Benchmarks • Students Self Selected Needs • Career Interest Inventory • High School Plans

  8. ACT • Test Prep Seminar • During the School Day • Student and School cost • Summer Scholars Academy • Free to Students • Week before the June ACT test • ACT / SAT Class • One Semester – Open to 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders • Test Center • FHS is a test center for the October, December, February, April, and June test dates

  9. SAT Assessments

  10. PSAT / NMSQT • Test all Freshmen and Juniors • Available to Sophomores who sign up • Superintendent Select • 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students • Overview is given before and after the test • Teacher Meeting

  11. PSAT –What’s on the score report? • Students Scores and Percentiles • National Merit Scholarship Information • Skill Categories • Answers and Degree of Difficulty • Access Code To My College QuickStart

  12. My College QuickStart

  13. SAT • Test Prep Seminar • During the School Day • Student and School cost • Summer Scholars Academy • Free to Students • Week before the June SAT test • ACT / SAT Class • One Semester – Open to 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders • Test Center • FHS is a test center for the October, December, January, May, and June test dates

  14. Using The DataEXPLORE / PLAN / PSAT

  15. PLAN Profile Summary ReportTo view the standards go to: www.act.org/standard/guides/plan/ College Readiness Standards (CRS) Range % of students scoring in that range % meeting the College Readiness Benchmark Score

  16. PSAT Summary of Answers and Skills Difficulty Level How we did compared to the state and nation Skills that were tested (same as SAT)

  17. Look at the questions

  18. How did we do on each question? 75-100% 25-49% 50-74% 0-24%

  19. What questions do we need to work on?

  20. Using the Data in the Classroom • Bell Ringers • Benchmark Testing (Geometry & Algebra 2) • 1 full class period – ACT • 1 full class period – SAT • Response Report for each student • Testing Strategies

  21. What else do we do to help students prepare for college and career readiness?

  22. College and Career Night • Panhandle TACRAO Schedule • Over 50 Different College/Career/Military Recruiters • Mini-Financial Aid Fair • Invite Students & Parents Grades 9-12

  23. College Transition Course • Originated from FHS Students • Students are given a local credit • Seniors – Fall • Juniors – Spring • Students leave having: • Filled out applications • Admissions, Scholarships, Housing • Researched their top 3 choices • Completed a degree plan • “Get it together for College” – CollegeBoard

  24. Creating a Vision • Any student in grades 7th, 8th, 9th, & 10th can attend • Students tour: • Texas Tech University • South Plains College • 1st week in June • No cost to the student

  25. Advanced Placement Dual Credit / Advanced Placement 93 Dual Credit and Technical Credit Hours Offered 11 On Site Faculty Qualified to Teach Dual Credit Associates Program Weighted Classes Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Lang., English Lit., Physics, Spanish, Statistics, Studio Art, US History Tested off Site Weighted Classes Will also Count Towards Associates Program Dual Credit

  26. Questions? Kim Spicer kspicer@frenship.us Bonnie Thompson bthompson@frenship.us

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